About the Snippets
Snippets are excerpts from books which have not yet been published. I started posting snippets on Baen’s Bar back in 1999 and have maintained the practice ever since. Some years ago, when I first launched this web site, I carried over the snippets and post them here. They’re also still posted on Baen’s Bar, if you prefer that venue. (Go to www,baen.com, select “Baen Community,” and then select “Baen’s Bar” from the drop-down menu.)
All of the snippets are posted in my conference, titled “Mother of Demons.” They can sometimes also be found in other conferences, depending on the title.
The snippets begin with the start of a book and typically go through half the novel before breaking off when the book is published. In addition to posting snippets from my own novels, I also post (with their permission) snippets from books written by many other authors.
We post snippets every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Most Recent
Dark Day, Bright Hour – Snippet 11
Dark Day, Bright Hour - Snippet 11 "All I know is that what we think the rules are, as opposed to what they really might be, could be two different things." She set off down the sidewalk again. "If Zeeviel doesn't know for sure, well. Best to keep our options open,...
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 36
This book should be available now, so this is the last snippet. The Shaman of Karres - Snippet 36 She realized that they could. They must have some kind of infra-red detector. The Toll-teaching pattern said she could no-shape infra-red too. It wasn't easy to learn...
Days of Burning, Days of Wrath – Snippet 02
Days of Burning, Days of Wrath - Snippet 02 Carrera finished the white flag, then stood silently for a long minute. Finally, he wiped one hand across his face, sighed and said, "This is defensible, too, Jamey. Maybe more importantly, it's for the good of...
The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 32
This book should be available now, so this is the last snippet. The Eleventh Gate - Snippet 32 28: EVERYWHERE The Observer is a pattern. It had always been that, even when encased in a brain: a pattern of quanta within a field. The Observer's field, like...